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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

' LUKE COONEY, J R., OF KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO M. HENRY LANE,FRANK B. LAY, HALE P. KAUFFER, AND LAURENCE COONEY,

OF SAME PLACE.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION 'forming part of Letters Patent No. 555,302, datedFebruary 25, 1896. Application tiled February 24, 1894. Serial No.501,361. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, LUKE COONEY, Jr., a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Kalamazoo, in the county of Kalamazoo and Stateof Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in 1o cash-registers, moreparticularly to improvements in cash-registers which are operated bymovable keys, infwhich a key bearing a certain number is depressed andwill cause a number corresponding to the number on the key to beindicated by a little card in a conspicuous place, and at the same timewill register the amount on a registering apparatus, which will show thetotal of all amounts registered.

The objects of my invention are, iirst, to simplify the mechanismgenerally, second, to dispense with springs as often as practical, andutilize instead the force of gravity; third, to provide an improveddetent which shall retain any key that is depressed until it has beenpushed to the limit and causes the indicating-card to appear; fourth, toprovide a machine in which it is impossible to operate more than one keyat a time; iifth, to provide 3o improved means of locking all keys whenthe money-drawer is open, so that it will be impossible to operate thedevice without iirst closing the money-drawer; sixth, to provide a suremeans of raising a corresponding num- 3 5 ber-slip whenever a key isoperated; seventh,

to provide a sure means of allowing the number slip or slips in sight tofall when a new number is struck up; eighth, to provide an improvedbell-operating mechanism; ninth,

4o to provide improved means of registering the total amounts that havebeen struck up; tenth, to provide an improved means of re leasing orunlocking the drawer when the keys are operated; eleventh, to provide ina cash-register an improved change key by which the drawer can beunlocked and the change card struck up and the change made withoutrecording any amount twelfth, to provide a cash-register in which itshall bev impossible to operate a single key without 5o pushing it tothe limit and operating it properly in using the machine; and to provideother further minor improvements which will more deiinitely appear inthe specification'. I accomplish these various obj ects by the mechanismshown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top planview of my invention with the outer case removed. The outer casing isremoved in all of the views. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same withparts of the inner casing'broken away to show and locate details ofconstruction. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line 3 3 of Fig. l. Fig. etis a rear end elevation of Fig. l.. Fig. 5 is a sectional view, on line5 5 of Fig. 4, of the rear portion of the machine. Fig. 6 is a top planView of the front portion of the machine with the registering mechanismremoved, showing a common bar F and the graduated bar E, the outer endsof the keys being broken away. Fig. 7 is a sectional view on line 7 7 ofFig. G. Fig. 8 is a detaill view of a part of the locking mechanism.Fig. 9 is a detail view on line 9 9 of Fig. 5. Fig. 'l0 is a detail viewof the locking mechanism which allows but one key to pass at a time andis located under the plate C. (Shown in Figs. 1 and 6.) Fig. ll is adetail view of the detent. Fig. 12 is another detail of the detent,showing it in another position. All sectional views are taken looking inthe direction of the little arrows at the end of the section-lines.

Similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout theseveral views.

All of the parts of my improved cashsregister are supported on asuitable base A. In the drawings I have shown no outer casing at all;but any suitable outer casing can be employed to suit the fancy, and nocasing at, all is necessary to the effective working of the machine.However, an outer casing is preferred, as it affords protection to theparts. The inner shell or casings A', B and B' could be differentlyfinished and accomplish all the results accomplished by the outercasing.

In my improved cash-register all of the mechanism is operated by thesliding keys G,

and I will proceed to describe the construction and action of thevarious parts in detail and point out, also,their relation and coaction.

A money-drawer P is located in the lower front part and is retained inposition and locked by the spring-catch P hooking into the hook P' atthe back of the drawer and is held normally in that position by theforce ot' the spring. This spring P is depressed by the roller-J,situated at the lower side of the frame J, which is pivoted at J to thesides of the case A. The top of this frame J is pushed back by theaction of the keys in moving back the bar F, which depresses the springP and unlocks the drawer, when it will be thrown open by the spring T,which presses normally against the drawer to throw it open when it isreleased. The spring T is attached to the case at any convenient pointto accomplish that purpose. The drawer is carried onantifrietion-rollers i".

The keys G of my improved cash-register are adapted to slide forwardwhen in use in suitable guideways. lVhen one of the keys is depressed orpushed into the machine, it passes under the lever G against a cam G,which causes the lever if to raise up, as shown by the dotted lines inFig. 3. There is a lever G corresponding to each key. This actuates oneof the vertical indicator-slides H, raises it up and causes the samenumber to appear on the indicator-card that is stamped on the key whichis depressed. Then this indicator-slide Il is raised up, a detent-bar Iengages the lever G under it and holds it in position. The detent I is ahorizontal bar eX- tending across the back of the machine and issuspended by upwardly-projecting arms I', something like a little bail,only the corners are square. The longitudinal groove on the bar Ipresents a square corner and a horizontal surface on the top and arounded portion on the under side. The lever G' is cut on a slight bevelat the end, so that when it strikes up it comes against the roundedunder side oi' the bar I, swings it back, as indicated by the dottedlines, until the lever G passes it, when it drops under the end of thelever and retains it in position, thus showing the indicator-cards t',which are attached by any suitable means, as little wires i', to theindicatorslides II. All of the levers G are exactly the same. lVhenanother key G is depressed or forced in, it ot' course strikes upanother of the levers GQ the same as I have indicated, when thedetaining-bar I will be swung out again and allow all of theindicator-slides II to drop with the exception of the one that is beingstruck up by the key. Thus it will be seen in this connection that sooften as a key is depressed or pushed into the machine it will strike upa number by means of its lever G', which in so doing will swing out thedetaining-bar I and cause all other numbers to iall with the exceptionof the one that is just struck up.

On the side of each key G is pivoted a pawl u, which is provided nearits pivot with a downwardly-projeeting lug u and an upwardly projectinglug a. (See Figs. 3, ll, and l2.) Pivoted to the sides of each key,also, in close proximity to the pawl u, is the lever or latch i', whichis adapted to drop down against the lug u and engage it when the pawl nyis raised and retain it in the raised position. A short arm t projectsdown :from this same lever. Under each key is situated a ratchet R, withwhich the pawl u engages. At the rear endof this ratchet is a stop s,and at the forward end isa small stop s. The keys G are all returned totheir normal position by springs c, or there is a tendency to returnthem to the normal position by the said springs c". lVhen a key G isreturned to the normal position, the arm t engages with the stop s andraises the lever t, which disengages it from the lug Uf and allows thepawl u to engage with the .rack It. It will thus be seen that wheneverthe key G is depressed or pushed in the pawl r11v engages with the rackR and retains it until it is pushed in to the farthest limit, when thelug u/ strikes the stop s, which causes the pawl yu to raise free fromthe rack R, when the latch or lever i will engage the lug n. at the topand hold the pawl fu. up until the key returns to the starting-point,when. the arm li' will again strike the stop s and allow the pawl toengage the rack R, as before.

The inner ends el the key G, I prefer to make wedge-shaped, the sidesot' the wedge being vertical. In a suit-able casingor guideway extendingacross the paths ot' the sliding keys I place a series of rollers orpartitions fn n. These rollers are vertical and are held in place bylittle grooves engagin short axles projecting out from the top andbottom of the rollers. The sides oi' the upper case B retain the rollersand prevent their escaping at the side. The rollers are placed in theguideway loosely, so that they can slip from side to side, and theentire space between all oit' the rollers is only equal to the thicknessof one of the keys G, andthe keys are adapted to slide between therollers. it will thus be seen that when one key is pushed in it willpass between two of these rollers n. and crowd them to each side andtake up all the intervening space between the rollers, so that when onekey is depressed it will be inipossible to crowd another one past therollers, and as a consequence all ot' the remaiw ing keys are lockedwhenever one of the keys is depressed or pushed in. These littlerollers, in combination with the detente!y and its neighboring mechanismon the sides oi the keys G, make it impossible to depress or push in asingle key without pushing it to the full extent, and it will thus beseen that it is impossible to tamper with the keys without operating themachine properly. lVhen a single key is depressed, it is retained andIOO IIO

no other key can be depressed until that one has been pushed to the fulllimit and strikes up an indicating-number.

On the upper side of each of the keys G is situated two pins b c,occupying the same relative position to each other. Extending across allof the keys is a straight transverse horizontal bar F, suit( bly guidedat the ends and having posts c to project down below the paths of thekeys. The posts c are connected by the coiled spring c" to the frontpart of the machine. The spring c", of course, draws the bar F forwardtoward the front of the machine against suitable stops v', and itcarries the keys all back to the normal position by striking against thepins or lugs C. It will thus be seen' that when one of the keys G ispushed in it pushes against the bar F and pushes it forward, and as soonas the key is released the springs d return the key to the originalnormal position, so that the machine is ready for another opeiiation.

Above the bar F is the graduating plate or bar E, under which the pins cc pass and do not engage it. Back of the pins c are located the pins b,which project up high enough to engage the graduating-plate E when theyare pushed in. The front side of the plate E is oblique to the line ofpins b across the machine, and it will thus be seen that when the keys Gare depressed each one of them will move the plate E forward certaindifferent definite predetermined amounts. The plate E is guided so thatany of the pins b pressing against it will reciprocate it back and forthin the direction of the key.

On the bar D, across the upper part of the machine, is supported theregistering mech anism. This preferably consists of a train of wheelsbearing numbers and revolving in fixed ratios to each other. This may bedone by cog-gears or in any other way that will accomplish the purpose.To the fastest wheel M of the train is rigidly attached a ratchetwheelM'.

Above the wheel M and rigidly connected to it is a pinion Z. (Shown inFig. S, in which the wheel M has been cut away and the pawl and itswheel removed.) The pinion Z and the wheel Z revolve independently. Thepinion Z meshes with the cogs on the outer periphery of the wheel N andcauses it to revolve more slowly than the iirst wheel. At the center ofthe wheel N and on the same axis is a pinion N", which in its turnmeshes with cogs on the outer periphery of the wheel N. Just inside ofthe outer borders of each wheel are situated numbers, which appear inopenings in plates e, f, and g, which are suitably held in position. Thenumbers and plates clearly appear in Fig. 1. I have omitted the numberson the wheels in the other views. The diameters of the wheels Z and Nare so proportioned that the numbers on the wheel N indicate dollars andthe numbers on the wheel M indicate cents, and each revolution of theWheel N records a certain number of dollars over on the wheel N.

lVhen the register has been in use for the day, the amount of cashcontained in the drawer should be indicated by the sums ofthe 'numbersappearing on the registering device indicated in the opening in theplates e, f, and g. This registering device is actuated by the keys whenthey are pushed in. The keys G bear the pins or lugs b b, which projectup high enough to engage the graduated plate E and push it in on itsguideways certain deinite varying amounts varying according to thenumbers appearing on each key. To this plate E is pivoted at a a rack a,which extends toward the front of the machine and is suitably guided andengages with the gearwheel Z, as will be seen in Figs. 7 and S. Anexamination of the mechanism will show that whenever the graduated plateor bar E is moved in it will rotate the wheel Z, which actuates the pawlZt on the Wheel h', which turns the ratchet-wheel M, which bears thenumbers corresponding to cents, and when the plate returns, of course,the pawl passes over the ratchet M without actuating it. This, it willbe seen, causes the registering mechanism to record 'the amountsindicated by the numbers on each key becausethey actuate the graduatedbarE in those several proportions.

Vhenever one of the keys G is depressed and pushed in so that one of theindicatorcards appears, a sm all bell S contained in the rear part ofthe machine is rung. This is accomplished by the following mechanism: Toone of the lower rear sides of the frame J is attached a little arm orlug e, which is connected by a link z to a small catch z, whichreciprocates in a suitable guide in the plate U. To the plate U isattached the bell-ringing mechanism. The bell is located on an arm L,which is pivoted to the plate U, the end of the arm projecting throughthe sides of the frame, so that the bell S can be moved sufficiently toone side so that it will not ring, when so desired. On the pivotal screwX, near the center of the plate U, is pivoted a trip y, adapted to bemoved by the catch .e when it is reciprocated past it. A spring y holdsthe trip y in its normal position against the bell-actuating mechanism.A lever fr is pivoted to the same point and at the outer end bears theball or button, which serves as the tongue of the bell. A semicircularpiece fr passes around the pivotal screw X and comes in contact with theprojecting part of the trip y. A pin x" serves to stop the lever w, anda spring y" holds it against the stop.

It will thus be seen that as the arm z" is attached to the frame J itwill be operated whenever the frame J is operated by pushing in a key,when it causes the drawer to open. This will pull the catch z againstthe trip y, and will move it by, which will allow it to snap, which willgive the tongue a vibration and cause the bell to ring. The springs yIOO IIO

and y will return the mechanism to its nor nial position as soon as theoperation is completed.

To the under side of the keys Gis situated a transverse bar K, which isadapted to engage in notches K on the under side of all of the keys G.This bar is hung by lateral projections at each end on pivots c in earsdepending from the case l. A lever d projects down and back on theinside of the case, so that it can be operated by pushing the drawer I).The lever CZ is made heavy, so that it will tend to drop down to thevertical position. This weight may be reinforced by a small spring CZwhen thought necessary.

An arm d projects up to the side of the upper part of the ease B, and acam and lever (l is pivoted to the side of the case B to operate thelever (l. Then the lever (I, with its cam, is thrown into the positionindicated by the full lines in Fig. il, the lever d is not actuated bythe pushing in of the drawer, and the lateral bar K does not engage inthe notches K at allthat is to say, when the le ver d is thrown into theposition shown the bar K does not engage with the keys at all. lVhen thelever (l is thrown over into the posit-ion indicated by the dotted linesin Fig. 2, it allows the end of the lever CZ to fall, and when thedrawer is moved back the lever d" drops into the position also indicatedby dotted lines, when the bar K will be raised into the notches K ont-he under sides of all of the keys G and engage them and lock themsecurely, so that it will be impossible to operate any of the keys whenthe drawer is thrown out or open. lVhen the drawer is closed, it strikesagainst the lever d", moves it forward, which lowers the bar K from thenotches K and makes it again possible to operate the machine; but assoon as a key is depressed and the drawer is thrown open all of the keysare locked ag'ain.

At times it is desirable to open the drawer without registering anyamount-for instance, when it is desirable to make change. Under thesecircumstances there will be no variation in the amount of money in thedrawer and none should be registered. I accomplish this opening of thedrawer by depressing the key in Fig. l, which is the farthest to theright hand and is marked cha-nge.7 This change-key bears only one pin orlug c, which passes under the graduated bar E and does not operate theregistering mechanism, but merely throws up a card which is markedchange lVhen the change is made and the drawer is closed, the registeris ready to work the same as before.

llaving thus described all parts of my inachine, I will brie fly callattention to its operation and some of its merits, which will be readilyseen from an examination of the drawings and a following of thedescription already given.

Vhen any one of the keys G is depressed, it first strikes between thelittle rollers n,

which shuts the spaces and prevents any other key being' pushed in. Assoon as the particular key is started, the pawl u engages with the rackR and makes it impossible to return that particular key until it hasbeen pushed to the limit, when the pawl U is raised and allows it toreturn. Thus it will be seen that one key and only one key can beoperated at a time, and that that key must be fully operated beloreanother key can be moved, and that it is impossible to operate themachine in any other way. Vhen the key G is pushed along in, it strikesagainst the cam-projections G on the under side of the lever G' andraises it up, when it will be held in position by the detent-bar I andin its motion will lift the indicating-slide Il with the indicating-cardattached, as shown. lVhile the key is moving' in, its pin c engages withthe transverse bar F, which puts tension on the springs c", whichreturns the key to the starting-point as soon as it is released. Theguides at the end of the bar F, moving in the guideways, strike againstthe frame .I and move it back, which throws the wheel J down against thespring P and releases the drawer and allows it to be opened by thespring' T. -When the drawer opens, the lever CZ drops when it is notengaged by the lever d and allows the transverse bar K to engage in thenotches K' on the under side ot' the keys G and lock them all securelyuntil the drawer is again closed. The frame J also in depressing the thesprings I pulls the catch e' along against the trip y and rings thebell. lVhen the key G is moving in, another pin, l), also engages thegraduated bar E and moves it a delinite predetermined amount, when it,through the rack a and the ratchet M', records the amount indicated.lVhen the next key is depressed, whichever it may be, the action is thesame as above described, but when the lever G is raising, it throws thedetent-bar I out and releases the indicator-slide II last thrown up andallows it to fall along with the lirst lever, G', and the lastindicator-slide struck up is consequently the only one retained andshown.

lVhen it is desired to set the bell so that it will not ring, the leverL is merely moved to one side, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig.5. lVhen it is desired not to lock the keys, when the drawer is open,the lever cl is tipped into the position indicated in Fig. 2. lVhen itis desired to lock the keys, the lever d is tipped into the positionindicated by dotted lines.

I desire to say that the details of my iin proved cash-register can begreatly varied without departing from my invention. The keys G couldhave other movements than a sliding motion, and by connections could bemade to actuate the remaining mechanism substantially the same. As thereis a great variety of variations that could be readily devised by anymechanic, it is not thought necessary to illustrate these variations inthe IOC IIO

drawings, for it would probably not be possible to illustrate thevarious connections that could be used for accomplishing the purpose, asthey are so numerous. It will also clearly appear to any mechanic thatlittle balls (or even other partitions) could be used in place of therollers n. Other counting and registering mechanism could be readilysubstituted in place of the gear-wheels which I have shown that could beoperated in substantially the same way. The graduating-bar E could bemade straight across and the distance of the pins b varied from it indeinite amounts and accomplish the same result which is hereaccomplished, and another bellringing device may be employed. I prefer,however, the construction here shown in all its details and only mentionsome of the variations which might be substituted.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a cash-register, the combination of a series of sliding keys, aseries of rollers, n, placed in a suitable guideway across the path ofthe keys; a space between the rollers to allow but one key to 'pass at atime; a pawl on each key to prevent its returning when started; a stopto raise the pawl when the key is pushed to the end of the stroke; acommon bar, F, projecting transversely across the keys and engagingpins, c, on the keys; and springs to return the bar, F, to thestartingpoint and carry the key with it, when the key is released; alever, G', with cam, G", on its under side to be actuated by the end ofthe key, G, a vertical indicator slide, Il, actuated by the raising ofthe lever, G'; a detainingnbar, I, to engage the said lever, G', andhold up the indicator-slide, II, with its number attached and allow theremaining slides II, to fall when a slide is struck up; a money-drawerheld in position by springcatch, P"; a frame, J, with roller, J",adapted to depress the spring, P", and release the drawer when thecommon bar, F, and its guide are moved to the upper part of the frame,J; a bell-ringing mechanism operated by the motion of the frame, J, whenit releases the drawer; a registering mechanism consisting of the trainof numbered wheels, M, N, and N'; the graduated bar, E, actuated by thepins, b, on each key and a reciprocating rack, 4a, attached to thegraduating-bar, E, to operate the registering mechanism, allsubstantially as described for the purpose specied.

2. In a cash-register, the combination of a series of sliding keys; aseries of rollers in a suitable case transverse to the sliding keys andin the paths of the same, with space between the rollers for the passageof but a single key; a pawl, u, on the sides of each of said keys withan upwardly-projecting lug, a', and a downwardly-proj ecting lug, u",from near its pivot; apivotlever,or latch, t, adapted to engage theupwardly-projecting lug, a';

and a downwardly-projecting arm, t', 'from near the pivot of'lever, t; arack, R, under each key to engage the pawl, u; and stops, s and s', atthe ends of the ratchet, R, to engage respectively the lug, u", and thearm, t', to operate the pawl, u, to permit a return ot' the key, G, onlywhen it has reached the end of its stroke so that only a single key canbe operated at a time and so that a key when once started must completethe stroke, for the purpose specified.

3. In a cash-register, sliding keys, G', in combination with a pawl, u,pivoted to the side of said key with the upwardly-projecting` lug, u',and a downwardly-projecting lug, u",

from near its pivot; a pivoted lever or latch, t, adapted to engage theupwardly-projecting lug, u'; and a downwardly-projecting arm, t', fromnear the pivot of lever, t; a rack, R, under each key to engage thepawl, u; and stops, s and s', at the ends of the ratchet, R, to engagerespectively the lug,u", and the arm t', to operate the pawl, u, topermit a return of the key, G, so that each key must be operated itsfull stroke before it can be returned, for the purpose specied.

4. In a cash-register, the combination of a set of sliding keys, G;stops foreach of said keys; pins, 0,0, projecting up from each of saidkeys; a transverse bar, F, adapted to engage each ot said pins when thekeys are in their normal position; suitable guides for said bar, F; andsprings, c", attached to posts, c', projecting down from said bar, F,and to the front part of the case, A, to return all the keys to thenormal position whenever one has been depressed or pushed in, for thepurpose speci'iied.

5. In a cash-register, the combination with sliding keys, of stops onsaid keys; a transverse bar across said keys to be engaged by the stopof any key when it is operated, a Jframe, J, pivoted at J', adapted tobe operated by the lmotion of the transverse bar whenever a key isoperated; a spring, w., to return said frame, J, to its normal position;a roller, J", at the bottom of frame, J; a drawer, P, with hook, P'; aspring-catch, P", to engage said drawer-hook, P', and adapted to bedepressed by the roller, J", when frame, J, is operated; and a spring,T, to throw wsaid drawer, P, open when the hook, P', is released, alloperated by sliding in any one of the keys, for the purpose specified.

6. In a cash-register, the combination with sliding keys, of stops onsaid keys; a transverse bar across said keys to be engaged by the stopon any key when it is operated; a frame, J, pivoted at J adapted to beoperated by the motion of the transverse bar whenever a key is operated;a spring, w, to return said frame, J, to its normal position; a roller,J", at the bottom of the frame, J; a drawer, P, with hook, P'; aspring-catch, P", to engage said drawer-hook, P', and adapted to bedepressed by the roller, J", when frame, J, is operated,

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tached to frame, J; a link, e', connected to catch, e, to strike trip,y, to ring the bell, S, whenever the machine is operated, for thepurpose specified.

7. In a cash-register, the combination of movable keys; a catch, .2',connected to some part of the machine, moved by the keys, by link, 5'; atrip, y, pivoted at X, to be operated by said catch, e; a lever, a:pivoted at X, and itted through a semicircular piece, against trip, y;springs, f lj' and y", to hold parts, y and together; a stop, 01"; and abell, S, all operated substantially as described and for the purposespecified.

8. In a cash-register, the combination o'f slidin keys; a money-draweradapted to be opened by said sliding keys; a bar, K, transverse to saidkeys; notches, K', in all of said keys adapted to be engaged by the bar,K; a heavy lever, d", attached to said transverse bar; pivots, e", onwhich said bar is supported; and the drawer, P, adapted to strike lever,d", when closed and cause the bar, K, to disengage the notches, K', inkeys, G, so that the keys can only be operated when the drawer isclosed, 'for the purpose specified.

El. In a cash-register, the combination of sliding keys; a money-draweropened by the action of said sliding keys; a bar, K, transverse to saidkeys; notches, K', in all of said keys adapted to be engaged by saidtransverse bar; pivots, e", on which said bar is supported; the drawer,P, adapted to strike said lever and release the keys when the drawer isclosed; and suitable means of de pressing said lever to canse bar, K, toen gage and lock the keys when the drawer is open, for the purposespecified.

l0. In a cash-register, the combination of sliding keys; a money-draweradapted to be opened by said sliding keys; a transverse bar, K; notches,K', in all of said keys adapted to be engaged by the bar, K; a heavylever, d", attached to said transverse bar; pivots, e", on which saidbar is supported, and a lever and cam, d, adapted to actuateupwardlyprojecting lever, d', from said bar, K, so that it can bedepressed and disengage the keys, when it is desired to unlock themwithout ref:'- erenee to the drawer,f0r the purpose specified.

ll. In a cash-register, the combination ol' sliding keys with notchestherein; a transverse bar to engage the notches in said keys; and meanswhereby the closed drawer disengages the bar from the notches in saidkeys so that the keys can be operated only when the draweris closed,forthe purpose specified.

12. In a cash-register, the combination. of. sliding keys, G; a lever,G', `for each ol' said keys; and a cam, G", on the under side oil.lever, G', to be operated by a key, G, sliding against said cam; and anindicator-slide, ll, bearing a number-card adapted to be raised bylever, G'; and a detaining-bar, I, adapted to engage lever, G', andsustain slide, II, when it is struck up and swing from under theremaininglevers and allow theirindicatorslides, II, (should any of thembe up) to fall by the same motion, for the purpose specified.

13. In a cash-register, the con'ibination of' slidingl keys, G; a lever,G', with a cani on the under side for each of said keys adapted to beraised by said sliding keys; an indie tor-slide to each of said levers,G', adapted t0 be raised byeach of them; and a detaining bar, I,suspended from above, operated by said levers, G', whenever one isstruck up 11o release all levers up and retain the last one struck up,:for the purpose specified.

li. In a cash-register the combination of slidingkeys; levers, G', withcams on the under side adapted to be struck up by said sliding keys;indicatorwslides adapted to be raised by said lever and thedetaining-bar, I, pivotally suspended from above, adapted to release alllevers up and let them fall and retain only the last one struck up, :forthe p u ri pose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two witnesses.

LUKE COONEY, Jn. [n s] lVitnesses:

WALTER S. Woon, A. D. HARnis.

